Watchman s time-recorder



3 Sheets- Sheet 1.

-(No Model.)

A NEWMAN WATGHMANS TIME 330011033.

No. 530,446. Patented Dec. 4. 1894.

(No Model.) 3 sheets-sh et 2.

' A. NEWMAN. WATGHMANS TIME RECORDER.

N0.-530,446. Patented Dec 4, 1894.

11w 1mm fez/@2203, 5 Z I V (No Model.) 7 3 Sheets-Sheet 3.

A. NEWMAN.

WATGHMANS TIME RECORDER. No. 530,446. Patented Dec. 4, 1894.

3737582 1 l'i'zr ezazo'zf' 6%144/1 4444 1 gym UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

ABRAHAM NEWMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATCH M A'NS TIM E-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,446, dated December4, 1894.

Applica n fi October 17, 1893. Serial No. 433.442. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM NEWMAN, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Watchmens Time-Detectors, of which the following is aspecification.

I will describe the improvement in detail and then point out the novelfeatures in the claims.

Referring to the drawings:Figure 1 is a front elevation of atime-detector embodying my improvements, the same being shown open. Fig.2 is a front elevation of the internal mechanism. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of said mechanism. Figs. at and 5 are detail views of themechanism for recording the opening and closing of the casing orcabinet. Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are views showing modifications of parts ofthe detector. Fig. 9 is a side elevationof aportion of the casing orcabinet.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

A designates the casing or cabinet, in which the mechanism is arranged;and B designates the door which is hinged at one side as indicated at a.

Within the case is arranged an ordinary clock movement, to whose shaft 0the usual minute hand is affixed. Mounted uponthis shaft is a smallpinion E and a spur-gear E, and the pinion E meshes with and drives aspur-gear F arranged upon a stub-shaft, and the spur-gear E meshes witha pinion F also arranged upon said stub-shaft. The pinion F engages withand drives a spur-gear G, and the latter is arranged upon a stub-shaftwhich also carries a pinion G, said pinion Gr engaging with and drivinga final spur-gear H of the series of speed-decreasing gears. Supportedin a yoke J or other suitable hearing below the clock mechanism is ashort vertical shaft K, at whose upper end there is secured at spur-gearJ that meshes with the final pinion H of the series of speed decreasinggears, and is therefore driven by the aforesaid clock mechanism at aproper relative speed.

Below the rod K and coupled therewith by a coupling-sleeve L is anextension M of said rod K, the same at its lower end being suitablyjournaled, in the present instance in a bearing yoke M. Thecoupling-sleeve L is longitudinally slotted and is fastened at its upperend to the rod K by a binding screw l. The upper end of the rod M entersthe sleeve L, and apin m passes through the rod M and the slot in thesleeve L.

The lower end of the rod M has secured to and designed to rotatetherewith a spur-gear N which spur-gear is arranged in a horizontalplane and engages with and drives a larger spur-gear O, the latter beingarranged upon a stub-shaft P that extends from a horizontal yoke P I Asleeve P projects from the gear 0 and is loosely mounted on the shaft,and has affixed to its outer end a disk P which carries a series ofengaging-points or spursp. These spurs are designed to engage with apaper or other disk or dial Q, which is to be removablyand temporarilyseated upon the disk P.

R designates a guide or retainer for the dial Q, the said retainerextending over the dial so that the latter is freely movable thereunder.

S designates an escutcheon plate projecting rigidly from the outer endof a horizontal rock-shaft S, which is journaled in the side wall of'the casing A opposite the dial Q. An arm S extends from the inner endof the rockshaft S and said arm carries a pricking point S at its innerend. A coiled spring S is arranged upon the rock-shaft S and exerts atendency to normally hold the escutcheonplate over the key-hole. Theswinging movement of the said escutcheon-plate is limited in the presentinstance by stop-pins o c.

T designates a hasp of ordinary construction that is seated for movementwithin and projects from a slot formed in the edge of the side wall ofthe casing A below the rock-shaft S. The hasp is rigidly mounted uponand projects from a horizontally disposedoscillating key-shaft T, thesaid shaft being capable of being operated by means of a prop erlyformed key. This key-shaft T has an angularly disposed artn T at theinner end thereof extending into the path of the rockarm S that projectsfrom the rock-shaft S.

A sheet-metal guide-plate U extends over the dial Q at a point aboutopposite that occupied by the guide B, and like the latter permits of afree movement of the dial thereunder. 1 p

A push-rod V is located for reciprocation in the side-wall of the casingimmediately below the key-shaft, said push-rod having ahead or button Vat its outer end. A bell-cranked lever V is pivoted at its angle betweenbearing ears d, and the outer end of this lever is provided with apricking point V located upon its under side. The outer end of the leverV is pivotally connected to the pushrod V.

A coiled spring V is arranged upon the push-rod V and has a tendency toforce the push-rod outward and thus elevate the outer end of thebell-cranked lever and raise the pricking point V thereof from contactwith the dial Q.

This completes the construction of my invention, and I will now proceedto describe its operation.

The dial Q having been secured to the disk P in the manner described, orotherwise, and the case or cabinet being closed and locked, the clockmovement will through the train of speed-decreasing gearing serve tooperate or rotate the dial relatively to the rotations of theminute-hand carrying shaft. In turning the rod K the coupling L willsimilarly operate the rod M and with it the gears N and O. The rotationof the gear 0 will cause a turning of the sleeve P and thereby the diskP and dial Q.

It will be the duty of the Watchman for whose benefit the apparatus isemployed to press the button of the push-rod at designated intervals,for instance each hour. Then he presses this button the opposite orinner end of the push-rod will oscillate the bell cranked lever V sothat the pricking point V will descend and passing through a suitablehole left or provided in the guard U will perforate the dial Q. Thisdial Q it will be understood is suitably subdivided to indicate hoursand fractions thereof. Hence the puncturing of the dial at theparticular point will record the presence of the watch man at thatparticular time indicated.

Should the watch man be unfaithful and attempt to unlock the case inorder to falsely puncture the dial it will be necessary for him in orderto gain access to the key-hole to swing the escutcheon-plate S from overthe same. Such movement will rock the shaft S, thereby causing therock-arm S to descend and the pricking device S carried thereby willafter passing through a suitable opening left in the guard-plate Upuncture the dial Q. By this means a record of the act of tampering withthe apparatus is indicated upon the dial and at a point differing inposition and at once recognizable from the legitimate punch made by thepricking device operated through the medium of the push-rod.

If perchance the watchman should gain access to the key-hole withoutrecording his act in the manner stated, and should insert a key designedto operate the lock he would yet find himself unable to succeed or gainaccess to the interior of the casing without recording this fact, inthat the hasp T which is operated by the key for unlocking purposes,would in its movement and that of the keyshaft oscillate or depress-thearm T against the rock arm S which lies in its path, and thus cause therock-shaft S to oscillate or rock its arm S to descend and its prickingpoint S to puncture the dial.

The guide U is provided with holes, which as before stated, serve forthe passage of the pricking points S and V and furthermore should saiddial when punctured be disposed to adhere to the points the said guidewill serve to separate the points from the dial by a retention of thelatter in proper position upon its disk during a withdrawal of thepricking points therefrom.

The movement illustrated in the present instance is what is. commonlyknown as a seven-day movement and by reason of the intermediate speed-decreasing gearing therebetween and the dial-shaft, the dial Q will makebut one complete revolution in seven days. In this Way the dial Q willrecord accurately the Watchmans performance of his Work for a week. Ofcourse the movement of the wheel 0 might be so regulated that it wouldmake a revolution in any desired space of time, as for instance a (lay.In such instance it would be necessary to subdivide the dial Q inaccordance with the fractions of a day.

If thought desirable the plate Z might be made wide enough to project upabove the side of the case A, so that it would be impossible to attemptto push back the hasp 'l with a knife or other thin instrument.

If the post of the watchman covers much territory it will be founddesirable to place these detectors at various points on the route to bepatrolled by the watchman so that he will be obliged to pass from placeto place at stated intervals in order to record his presence. I may,however, accomplish the same result by placing one detector at a centralpoint, and have station boxes at various points on the route to betraversed by the watchman electrically connected to the central stationdetector. I have shown one method of accomplishing this result in myUnited States Letters Patent No. 45,410, dated July 7, 1891.

Instead of the guides R and U, I might use a metal plate l/V (Fig. 6)hinged to the inside of the case and concealing the greater part of thedial Q from observation. This plate W will have a hole 10 cut in it sothat the plate will not drag on the pins p,p,p. It will also have otherholes to and 10 cut in it through which the pins S and V may pass topuncture the dial Q. It is intended that this plate shall be hinged tothe side of the case opposite to that on which the registering devicesare arranged, so that the plate can be thrown back to obtain access tothe dial Q only when the face of the case is open.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown methods of IOC hinging the face of thecase, different from that illustrated in Fig. 1. In Fig. 7 the edges ofthe case and face are rounded off where they are hinged to each otherand the hinges are arranged inside of the case. In Fig. 8 the face ofthe case is fitted into the case and the hinges are also inside thecase. These arrangements will prevent the attendant from tampering withthe hinges, although the hinges shown in Fig. 1 might be made proofagainst tampering by merely heading the pins which connect the twosections of the hinge together.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with acasing and a clock movement of upper and lower vertically oppositebearing yokes J and M, the vertical shaft M arranged in said bearingyokes, the gears J and N arranged on the upper and lower ends of saidshaft M the former gear being mechanically connected with the clockmovement whereby said shaft M is operated, the horizontally disposedbearing yoke P the stub shaft extending from the same, the hollow shaftarranged on the stub-shaft, the spurgear 0 arranged on the hollow shaft,and the dial-carrying disk P arranged on the end of the hollow shaft,substantially as specified.

2. The combination with the dial-carrying shaft and its dial, of theoverlapping guards, the casing to which the guards are secured, therock-shaft journalcd adjacent to the dial and one of the guards, andhaving a prickingpoint carrying rock-arm a spring for normally holdingthe rock shaft and a pricking-point carrying rock-arm normally out ofcontact with the dial and above an opening formed in the guard,substantially as specified. K

3. The combination with a casing, a dialshaft, its dial and a perforatedguard overlapping the dial and provided with an opening above said dial,of a reciprocating pushrod arranged in the wall of the casing, a springfor normally maintaining the rod outward from the casing, a bell-crankedlever fulcrumed at its angle and pivoted at one end to the inner end ofthe rod and extending over the opening in the guard, and a prickingpoint arranged on the inner end of the bellcranked lever over saidopening, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with 'a casing, a dialshaft, means for operating thesame, and a dial, of a push rod yieldingly mounted in the wall of thecasing, a bell-cranked lever fulcru med at its angle in the casing andpivoted at one end to that of the push-rod, and a recording devicearranged at the inner end of said lever and over the dial, substantiallyas specified.

5. The combination with a casing, a dialshaft, means for operating thesame, and a dial arranged upon the shaft, of a rock-shaft journaled inthe wall of the casing and adapted to be oscillated, a spring coiledupon the shaft for yieldingly holding the same, and a rock-arm securedto the shaft and extending over the dial and provided with a recordingdevice normally supported by said spring out of contact with the dialand means for rocking the rock-shaft, substantially as specified.

6. The combination with a cabinet having a door, a dial-shaft arrangedin the cabinet, mechanism for operating the shaft, a dial carried by theshaft, of a key-shaft journaled in the wall of the casing adjacent tothe edge thereof, a hasp carried by the key-shaft and adapted to engageand lock the door, an arm extending from the key-shaft at an anglethereto and'within the casing, a rock-shaft journaled in the wall of thecasing adjacent to the keyshaft, an escutcheon-plate on the outer end ofthe rock-shaft, a recording arm at the inner end of the rock-shaft, aspring for normally supporting the escutcheon over the outer end of thekey-shaft and elevating the recording-arm from contact with the dial,and a second arm extending from said rockshaft and lying in the path ofthe arm of the key-shaft substantially as specified.

7. The combination with a casing having a door,.a movable dial arrangedin the casing and means for operating the dial, of a rotatable keyshaft, a hasp connected therewith for engaging the door and locking thesame, a rock-shaft journaled in the casing adjacent to the key-shaft, anescutoheon carried by the outer end of the rock shaft, a recording'armcarried by the inner end of the rock-shaft and normally supported out ofcontact with the dial and devices between the key-shaft and rock-shaftwhereby a movement of either will cause an operation of said recordingarm, substantially as specified.

ABRAHAM NEWMAN.

, Witnesses:

J. R. BOWEN, MATTHEW BOWEN.

